1. The open sea was deep and mysterious, and anyone who gave more than a passing thought to the bottom confines of the oceans probably assumed that the sea bed was flat.
    无边无际的海洋深邃而又神秘，凡是稍稍想过大海海底的人大概都会认为海底是平坦的。

2. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
    生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。

3. They can reproduce naturally and resign themselves to the risk of passing on the disease to the child.
    他们可以自然生育，但却要 冒着把疾病遗传给孩子的风险；

4. They have been gaining in acceptance in the United States since the early 1980s, when more states began passing laws that affected the division of financial assets in a divorce.
    自20世纪80年代初以来，婚前协议在美国被越来越多的人接受，因为当时越来越多的州开始通过关于离婚财产分配的法律。

5. He was just passing a cigar store, when he saw a well-dressed man go in, leaving his silk umbrella at the entrance.
    他路过一家雪茄烟店时，看见一位穿着体面的男人走了进去，将一把绸伞放在门口。

6. An ocean wave passing through deep water causes a particle on the surface to move in a roughly circular orbit, drawing the particle first towards the advancing wave,
    穿过深水的海浪使水面上的一个微粒按照一种近乎圆形的轨道移动，先把微粒拉向前移动的海浪，

7. "Nothing," Larry said. "He was passing out the crayons (蜡笔)."
    "没什么，"劳里说。"他还给同学发蜡笔。"

8. A parent who only gives a brief reply to a child's questions or gives dull answers will be passing on a negative, narrow-minded style of thinking.
    对孩子的问题只做出简单的回应，或是只给出乏味的回答，这样的父母传给孩子们的是一种消极的、偏狭的思维方式。

9. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
    突然，其中一个小孩一用劲把球踢向一只过往的小船。

10. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.
    有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒。